72
1972 — Debut season
First World Championship entry with McLaren.
Jody ScheckterF1 career record
Jody Scheckter contested 112 World Championship Grand Prix starts between 1972 and 1980 with McLaren, Tyrrell, Wolf, Ferrari.
- Titles
- 1
- Wins
- 10
- Podiums
- 33
- Poles
- 3
- Starts
- 112
- Points
- 255
- Win rate
- 8.9%
- Podium rate
- 29.5%
- GOAT score
- 54.5
Ranked 26th of 881 drivers on the all-time greatness score.
Achievements
- Fastest laps
- —
- Front rows
- 12
- Best finish
- 1st
- Best grid
- 1st
- Finish rate
- 66.1%
- Retirements
- 38
- 1× World Champion (1979)
- 10 Grand Prix wins — 32nd on the all-time list
- 33 podiums — 31st all time
- 3 pole positions — 62nd all time
Career Timeline
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1 championship season in this range:1979
Full career totals
1972 — 1980 · 9 seasons- Races
- 112
- Wins
- 10
- Podiums
- 33
- Poles
- 3
- Championships
- 1
Win rate 8.9%Podium rate 29.5%Points 255Best season 1977 (3 wins, 9 podiums)Titles 1979
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79
1979 — World Champion
Took the Drivers' World Championship.
- 1979 title
80
1980 — Final season
Last of 9 calendar seasons in the championship, having raced for 4 constructors.
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- Wikipedia — Jody Scheckter(opens in a new tab)
Biography, career summary and season-by-season narrative.
- StatsF1 — Jody Scheckter(opens in a new tab)
Independent statistical record: entries, qualifying, laps and retirements.
- Motorsport Stats — Jody Scheckter(opens in a new tab)
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- Ergast / Jolpica Formula One results archive(opens in a new tab)
Primary dataset for race results, starts, wins, podiums, poles and points from 1950 onwards.
- FIA — Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile(opens in a new tab)
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- Formula1.com results archive(opens in a new tab)
Official championship results and standings by season.
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